by Andrew Griffin | Jun 9, 2023 | Championship, Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
THE race to be crowned the 118th Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Channel Islands Amateur Champion begins today (Friday) at Hockley – the scene of one of the championship’s most remarkable finals thanks to Martin Young. Hockley, set high up on Twyford Down overlooking the...
by Andrew Griffin | Jun 8, 2023 | Championship, Hampshire, News
THE first-ever winner of the Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Channel Islands Amateur Championship was Scotland’s Freddie Tait back in April 1894 – some 27 years before the champion received the Sloane-Stanley Challenge Cup for the first time. The tall Scotsman, who would...
by Andrew Griffin | May 26, 2023 | Hampshire, League, News
COUNTY captain Lawrence Cherry will attempt to improve on Hampshire’s recent record against Kent when the two teams clash at Liphook, on Sunday. The stakes are high this season after Dorset pulled out of the South East League after a 27-year stay, opting to join the...
by Andrew Griffin | Apr 24, 2023 | Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE captain Lawrence Cherry’s faith in introducing new blood into the county first-team was rewarded with a one-point victory over the Channel Islands, on Sunday. The youngest captain in Hampshire Golf’s post-war history included himself for the trip to Royal...
by Andrew Griffin | Sep 2, 2022 | Championship, Hampshire, News, Order of Merit
HAYLING’S Toby Burden has the chance to create some Hampshire Golf history on Sunday, when he defends his Courage Trophy and the county’s Order of Merit crowns. The 2019 Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Channel Islands Amateur Champion became the 11th player in the...